Thanks, John. A Labour of love, I'm sure, but I have never really seen the value of such lists, especially as the wines are tasted years before their drinking windows. I am not sure of Dunnock's criteria for awarding his scores: do they include value for money, for example? Having had my moan, there were some in your video that caught my eye. The 2019s and 2021s in Tuscany, for example. Thanks partly to your recommendations I have rather loaded up on Chianti Classico, CC Riserva, Gran Selezione (Fontodi, Volpaia, Riecine and Barone di Ricasoli) and Brunello di Montalcino (Il Poggione, 2019). I am pleased Val di Suga got a mention: the 2015 I drank last year (the first from half a case) was one of my wines of the year. I love Cote Rotie and I'm currently part way through a mixed case of the 2013s. Fabulous! I also have some 2015s put by but not from those top Guigal vineyards. Ridge Montebello remains on my bucket list. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you, Steven. It is my understanding that JD's scores are just based on the wine itself irrespective of price, but that wines with reasonable prices for the score may be more likely to appear on this list. Many of the 100-pointers on this list are expensive. Definitely sounds like you are well stocked with Italians! I really liked the Ridge Estate Cab choice. From the same vineyard as the Ridge MB but 1/3 of the price in a strong vintage. Definitely think you will enjoy the MB as well when you get a chance to try it! Cote Rotie can be such a special wine! I should drink it more often than I do. You are right that many of these wines are not ready to enjoy yet. For that reason, I do not go out and buy these wines and taste them live during the video like some of my competitors. That seems like a waste of time and money to me, although someone just told me that my approach was not as useful in a comment to the WS Top 10 video. I think many enjoy these lists as a starting point for shopping. A number of people also enjoy the bragging rights from having some of these wines in their cellar. Perhaps it makes the experience of drinking the wine later seem more special. For me, I find the lists to be useful in terms of identifying trends (e.g., Suckling's list revealed strength in Germany for 2023, etc.). Hope you enjoy your weekend!
Shiraz/Syrah certainly represented in this list, however I wish they covered Australia. It would be fascinating to see direct comparisons between the Northern Rhone, California and Southern Australia for this grape.
@@hazardo4378 Thank you. Agreed! I’ll note that at Tyrrell’s in October, I tasted a Shiraz from very old vines that reminded me a lot of a Cote Rotie! It was really good! It was the 2021 Vat 9.
Thanks, John. A Labour of love, I'm sure, but I have never really seen the value of such lists, especially as the wines are tasted years before their drinking windows.
I am not sure of Dunnock's criteria for awarding his scores: do they include value for money, for example?
Having had my moan, there were some in your video that caught my eye. The 2019s and 2021s in Tuscany, for example. Thanks partly to your recommendations I have rather loaded up on Chianti Classico, CC Riserva, Gran Selezione (Fontodi, Volpaia, Riecine and Barone di Ricasoli) and Brunello di Montalcino (Il Poggione, 2019). I am pleased Val di Suga got a mention: the 2015 I drank last year (the first from half a case) was one of my wines of the year.
I love Cote Rotie and I'm currently part way through a mixed case of the 2013s. Fabulous! I also have some 2015s put by but not from those top Guigal vineyards.
Ridge Montebello remains on my bucket list.
Thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you, Steven. It is my understanding that JD's scores are just based on the wine itself irrespective of price, but that wines with reasonable prices for the score may be more likely to appear on this list. Many of the 100-pointers on this list are expensive.
Definitely sounds like you are well stocked with Italians!
I really liked the Ridge Estate Cab choice. From the same vineyard as the Ridge MB but 1/3 of the price in a strong vintage. Definitely think you will enjoy the MB as well when you get a chance to try it!
Cote Rotie can be such a special wine! I should drink it more often than I do.
You are right that many of these wines are not ready to enjoy yet. For that reason, I do not go out and buy these wines and taste them live during the video like some of my competitors. That seems like a waste of time and money to me, although someone just told me that my approach was not as useful in a comment to the WS Top 10 video.
I think many enjoy these lists as a starting point for shopping. A number of people also enjoy the bragging rights from having some of these wines in their cellar. Perhaps it makes the experience of drinking the wine later seem more special.
For me, I find the lists to be useful in terms of identifying trends (e.g., Suckling's list revealed strength in Germany for 2023, etc.).
Hope you enjoy your weekend!
Shiraz/Syrah certainly represented in this list, however I wish they covered Australia. It would be fascinating to see direct comparisons between the Northern Rhone, California and Southern Australia for this grape.
@@hazardo4378 Thank you. Agreed! I’ll note that at Tyrrell’s in October, I tasted a Shiraz from very old vines that reminded me a lot of a Cote Rotie! It was really good! It was the 2021 Vat 9.
I always value your recommendations on drinking windows. This can be a big buying factor, and it can be intimidating.
Thank you! Yes, that was definitely something that took me a while to figure out. Very glad it is helpful!
Bordeaux wines are still the BEST🇨🇵
@@willyegli9290 Thanks! The reds had a difficult 21 vintage but will be back with a vengeance next year when the 22s are reviewed!